Nodular fasciitis in the mesentery, a differential diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis

• Published in: World Journal of Gastroenterology Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 1361 - 1364
• Main Author: Shiga, Mai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 07.02.2014; Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited
• Subjects: Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; cancer; Case Report; Colectomy; Colon; Colonic Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms - pathology; Colonic Neoplasms - surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Digestive; Fasciitis; Fasciitis - complications; Fasciitis - diagnosis; Fasciitis - pathology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Humans; Incidental Findings; Laparoscopic; Male; Mesentery; Mesentery - pathology; Peritoneal Neoplasms; Peritoneal Neoplasms - secondary; Predictive Value of Tests; system; Immunohistochemistry; Laparoscopic surgery; Colon cancer; Digestive system cancer; Neoplasm metastasis; Soft tissue neoplasms

Nodular fasciitis is a benign proliferative lesion composed of fibroblast-like cells that affects various sites in the body.We describe a patient with nodular fasciitis in the mesentery,encountered during laparotomy for the treatment of ascending colon cancer.The nodular fasciitis in our patient res...